The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-03-17

fered great loss Of property, and in many eases
injury to person, by reason thereof. Many Of
them were compelled to enlist in the rebel
army, but deserted at the first opportunity and
Joined the Union forces. They are debarred
from pensions under the present laws unless
they can prove that they were conseripted into
the rebel ARMY. He thinks this injustice should
be corrected.
j. A. Sanders, Bath, Me- says no one hears
the cry that the money paid TO the bOnd-hold-
ers will bankrupt the Government, but when
Justice is asked for the soldiers a howl is heard
all over the land.
j. l.. Leversen. Cambridge. Mass, inclOses a
newspaper article strongly favOFing the fullest
measure Of justice TO the soldiers, by Comrade
A. III. Krogh Commander of Frank III. Potter
Post, GAR, of Cambridge.
+. NJ Phelps. Co. G., 22d Ill.,, savagely pitches
into the editors who are rayiug against the pas
sage of laws for the benefit of the soldiers.
j. g. Ri-tine. Go. h. I'D Ind, G0rwin, Iowa,
saws it makes his blood boil to read what many
editors of newspapers say of the soldiers, speak
ing of those who seek relief at the hands of
Congress as paupeTs. bounty Jumpers, etc. He
says it is very hard TO bear after all their serv
ices.
N. J. Marble, Friendship. Wis, thinks that
those who are disabled by disease are far worse
off than most of those who have lost limbs but
are in good health, and that they should be
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VIM. l.. Palmer, New Berne, n c., hopes the
tax will be kept on whisky and tobacco, so that
| the Government will have plenty of money to
meet its obligations to the soldiers whenever
they are duly recognized by Congress.
Lover of Justice, No. 2" Lamartine Pa,
writing of equivalent disability" mentions
/ two cases to illustrate the inequality of the
present ratings. One, who receives ST. month
on account of a wound, is in good health and
never loses days work. Another who is so
/ badly disabled by disease that he cannot work
half the time, draws but 81 a month. The
writer thinks there should be more equitable
adjustment Of ratings.
| s.. Foust, Crestlne, o., says he served three
| years in the Pennsylvania Bucktals. He
/ thinks the pension bill recently passed by Con-
gress is farce, as, in his Judgment, it does not
| meet the needs of the soldiers. He says he is
4 thoroughly disgusted with Congress.
| b. T. Pratt, North Weymouth, Mass, wonders
| If Congress will ever repeal the limitation of
arrears, and whether it ever intends to do JUS
tice to the soldiers who saved the Government
\ from destruction.
c. w. Case Co. E, 18th H., residence not
| given, thinks it is the hight of ingratitude for
/ the rich men of the country to gTumble at the
amounts paid the soldiers.
/ Stephen Lampman, Co. G. 30th Ind. Bald
| win City, Kan, says that an unjust discrimiDa-
/ ton has, he thinks, always been made against
u
\ He says he would be the last person in the
world to say one word against liberal payments
to those who have empty sleeves and trOwsers
legs, but he at the same time feels that they
have been favored in the matter of pensions at
the expense of those who are in many cases
much more seriously disabled by reason OF
| wounds and disease.
o. NJ. York, Lieutenant, Co. X, '25th Wis,
/ speaks loudly for justice TO the disabled veter-
ans of the war He says this is a far more i'm
pOrtant question than who got to the top OF
Lookout Mountain first or who recaptured De
Gress's battery. The soldiers lost friend 10
Gen. Logan, but he believes others will be
found who will take his place in advocating
their rights. Ha thinks it unjust to pay
those who have lost limbs so much larger
amounts than many receive who are disabled
TO an even greater degree.
Chas. +. Tenny, East TempletOn, Mass, re-
ferriBg to the article from him recently pub
lished on the subject of pensions, wishes to say
that he had not the slightest desire OR inten-
ton of holding any eOmrade up to ridicule or
to endanger the reputation of any. His only
object was TO call the attention of the Pension
Committee and of Congressman to the unequal
and unjust workingO of the present pension laws.
He adheres firmly to his position that those
who have lost limbs are receiving more geuer-
ously from the Government in proportion tc
disability than any other class of pensioners
Reuben III. Fits, Co. X, 1st n. III. III. A.,
Haverhill, Mass, earnestly hopes that the pen
sion laws will be oadjusted that those disabled
by sickness and disease will be fairly rated ac
coTding to their disability. He says thousands
are slowly dying while they are waiting fol-
Congress to do them justice.
G.. w. Wallace, 12th N Y. and 18th N Y
Cav, 200 Grape street, Syracuse, N. Y.
opens his battery on the editor of the Syria
euse Standard for opposing the Dependent
D. - =, l.
one OF those who whOuid be benefited by it
but he thinks it measure of justice to thou
sands of helpless and suffering veterans.
John 5. CrUm, Vienna, ILL.,, thinks it Just anC
right that all old soldiers who are disabled anC
dependent upon their own labor should b
pensioned according to degree Of disability, ant
also that proof of former sOundness should no
be required by the Pension Office. He il
panied at the fact that there are two old sol
diers in the poOrhOuse of his County. He say
the soldiers ought not to be constantly foreeC
TO beg Congress to do what it should do with
out asking.
DR. C. Lamb, Salem, Mass, cites several indi
: vidual eases to illustrate the injustice of tn
present laws. He thinks part of the fault is il
the management of the Pension Office. II
would be glad to see the whole pension system
so reOrganized that the veterans may receiv
their just due.
Lost and Found.
Cyrus Valentine, 1907 Chestnut avenue, Al
, toona, Pa, says that just after the battle o
Gettysburg young lady, who has since marrie
aud is now Mrs. Mary f. Walters, of 9163 Thir
, avenue Altoona, Pa, visited the field to min
lister to the wounded. Lorenzo Rogers, who
Mrs. Walters thinks, belonged to q Pennsyl
vaniaregimeG' was lying in q corn-crib on th
, farm of Ed% ard MCPHERSON wounded unit
death. He gave to the lady tintype pictur
of his wife, daughter and babe. She will b.
glad to return il to the widow or any friend o
Mr.. Rogers.
J. G.. Aitken, Inspector General, Union Vet
eran Legion, Philadelphia, Pa, says he has re
, ceived from Daniel Caldwell, Philadelphia,
, communication asking information of Henr
! Deer, U. S. Signal Corps, who was capture
during Hunters retreat from Lynchburg.
member of the 2d Va. Cav. found several article
belonging TO him, among which was SINAI
pocket Bible, which will be forwarded to hin
or his friends on apDlicatiOD rs abOVP